Hi! I'm Francesc Pla Prats.

A senior software developer / engineering manager based in Barcelona.

Professional

I've been working for more than 18 years in the different areas involved in planning, design, development and management
of software projects. I like simple and practical designs. I use agile methodologies, patterns and good practices.
I love finding the simplest solution for every specific problem. I like to iterate measuring and improving the results.

Random facts of my career:

I started working in 1998 on an Internet Service Provider, yes those giving access via dial-up modems, on email and
web infrastructure.

I did code to fix the Y2K problem and to support the transition to the Euro currency.

In 2003 I helped building
LifeType an open-source blogging platform with support for multiple blogs and users in a single installation.
It reached more than a
million downloads.

I founded two, now defunct, companies. qDevel, in 2004, a development boutique specialized in web apps built on top
of the LAMP stack. And VESNE in 2007, a start-up focused on developing technology for vertical social networks.

In 2007 I made
moterus, the biggest social network in Spain for motorbike riders.

My last gig was being Engineering Manager at
Jobandtalent. One of the fastest growing companies in Spain backed by
Atomico. We've grown the team to ~100 people and scaled the platform to handle 10 million users in just a couple
of years.

My current interests are building backend and infrastructure stuff with Ruby, Elixir & Golang on cloud UNIX based
systems, start-up environments and helping managing projects and people.